Porcacchi’s Map of Kythera Date of Publication_c.1692 r (entered in the Registers

r (entered in the Registers of the Stationers' Company in 1695) which never materialized

Worms and Baynton Williams (‘Dictionary of British Map Engravers’) suggest that the engraver ‘J

the map has become scarce

At stake was the European balance of power

Porcacchi’s Map of Kythera Date of Publication_c.1692 r (entered in the RegistersCerigo (Kythera) This map of Kythera was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. It is from LIsole piu famose del Mondo, one of the most beautifully engraved of the Italian Isolaria or Island books. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 10. 8 x 14. 7 cm, recent hand colour.